Shimamori Tower (2022)

  • NR
  • 07/22/2022 (JP)
  • Drama, War
  • 2h 12m

Overview

Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa during the war, Arai Taizo (Murakami Jun), the chief of police of Okinawa Prefecture, goes beyond his duties and strives to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefecture. As the ravages of war intensify, the two, who each carried a heavy cross during the Battle of Okinawa, desperately devote themselves to saving the lives of the Okinawan people, with the belief that "life is precious." A human drama, set in Okinawa at the end of World War II, depicting the preciousness of human life. Directed by Igarashi Sho of One Step on a Mine, It's All Over.

Michio Kashiwada

Writer

Shō Igarashi

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Masato Hagiwara's headshot

Masato Hagiwara

Akira Shimada
Jun Murakami's headshot

Jun Murakami

Taizo Arai
Riho Yoshioka's headshot

Riho Yoshioka

Rin Higa
Katsuya's headshot

Katsuya

Natsumi Ikema's headshot

Natsumi Ikema

Kyōko Kagawa's headshot

Kyōko Kagawa

Takaaki Enoki's headshot

Takaaki Enoki

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